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News No matter who won the Finals, Jewish ‘NBA Countdown’ host Malika Andrews has become a star
The California native celebrated her bat mitzvah at Oakland’s Temple Sinai in 2008
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Sports As MLB veteran Kevin Pillar enjoys a late-career resurgence in LA, he’s come to appreciate his place as a Jewish baseball star
In a wide-ranging interview with JTA, Pillar reflected on his upbringing, his relationship with Israel and his legacy as one of the game’s most accomplished Jewish players
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish publicist is Hall of Fame-bound
Also in the Sports Report . . . Orthodox MLB prospect and Team Israel pitcher Jacob Steinmetz has been heating up in Single A
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Sports The NFL rookie with the name Jews cannot say aloud. (Or can they?)
Adonai Mitchell might start for the Indianapolis Colts. What’s a Jewish fan to do?
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Sports Dallas ‘Maus’? Or are the NBA Finals making you see things?
No, the NBA is not taking on banned books
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Sports Jewish Sports Report: Is this the year Max Fried finally wins the Cy Young?
This season, Fried has taken his dominance to a new level
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Sports The Jewish Sports Report: Israeli basketball team reunites in NYC after being torn apart by Oct. 7
One member of the team was taken hostage and returned to Israel with his sister as part of a ceasefire deal and hostage release in November
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Sports ‘Inside the NBA’ was good for the Jews
After Kyrie Irving shared an antisemitic movie, the NBA’s court jesters got serious
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Fast Forward Hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher released as Israel-Hamas ceasefire sets in
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Yiddish פֿרוי קריטיקירט די עוולה וואָס די חסידישע קהילה באַגייט קעגן די בחוריםWoman criticizes the burden that the Hasidic community lays on its boys
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Fast Forward Hamas has yet to provide names of hostages to be released, but Israel expects ceasefire to proceed
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